As coal-fired power plants are being put out of operation in northwest Colorado, the railway that carried coal to the plants might be turned into passenger rail service. At least, it’s the idea around Steamboat Springs. Two legislators recently asked the Colorado Department of Transportation to approve a regional passenger rail service. They propose …
September 7, 2023 archive
Wind and solar slumps left ERCOT at edge of emergency in Texas
Now it is being admitted—the electric grid in Texas came oh so close to emergency action because of solar and wind power issues in the month of August. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas confirmed this week it encountered multiple tight supply periods during the month because solar output dropped at night when the …
South Dakota rejects proposed CO2 pipeline project
Regulators in South Dakota, another state where Oklahoma oil and gas operators have extensive operations, rejected a construction permit this week for a carbon dioxide pipeline project. It came a month after North Dakota regulators did the same thing on a project offered by the same company. Navigator CO2 Ventures proposed a 1,300-mile pipeline …
Energy briefs
** The Biden administration on Wednesday confirmed it will nix seven Alaskan oil and gas drilling leases issued under the Trump administration and suspended for review shortly after Biden took office. The area in question in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge had previously been leased to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority. ** Nearly 1 in …
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